East Daley: Midstream Investors Drawn to Southeast as Demand Heats Up
Competition for gas supply will heat up as demand from data centers and new LNG projects jockey for a spot on takeaway lines.
Utica Oil Player Ascent Resources ‘Considering’ an IPO
The 12-year-old privately held E&P Ascent Resources produced 2.2 Bcfe/d in the fourth quarter, including 14% liquids from the liquids-rich eastern Ohio Utica.
Streaming On-Demand: Expand Shifts to Just-in-Time NatGas TILs
Expand Energy’s just-in-time TIL model—turning new wells inline into sales—could shorten receipt of returns by up to two years.
Coterra to Rig Back up in Marcellus to Arrest Decline
“This increase in activity is from zero to ‘some’ activity. I wouldn't characterize this as ‘leaning into’ a gas market,” Shane Young, Coterra Energy’s CFO, told investors.
Rising Phoenix Capital Launches $20MM Mineral Fund
Rising Phoenix Capital said the La Plata Peak Income Fund focuses on acquiring producing royalty interests that provide consistent cash flow without drilling risk.
Utica Liftoff: Infinity Natural Resources’ Shares Jump 10% in IPO
Infinity Natural Resources CEO Zack Arnold told Hart Energy the newly IPO’ed company will stick with Ohio oil, Marcellus Shale gas.
Utica Oil’s Infinity IPO Values its Play at $48,000 per Boe/d
Private-equity-backed Infinity Natural Resources’ IPO pricing on Jan. 30 gives a first look into market valuation for Ohio’s new tight-oil Utica play. Public trading is to begin the morning of Jan. 31.
Bernstein Expects $5/Mcf Through 2026 in ‘Coming US Gas Super-Cycle’
Bernstein Research’s team expects U.S. gas demand will grow from some 120 Bcf/d currently to 150 Bcf/d into 2030 as new AI data centers and LNG export trains come online.
Pickering Prognosticates 2025 Political Winds and Shale M&A
For oil and gas, big M&A deals will probably encounter less resistance, tariffs could be a threat and the industry will likely shrug off “drill, baby, drill” entreaties.
Shale Outlook: E&Ps Making More U-Turn Laterals, Problem-Free
Of the more than 70 horseshoe wells drilled to date, half came in the first nine months of 2024 as operators found 2-mile, single-section laterals more economic than a pair of 1-mile straight holes.